Heroe Book Fair, Edition 1: March 22nd-26th, 2021
Theme: Belonging
Venue: Alliance Française Mombasa
Keynote Speakers
- Scholastique Mukasonga, Author, Notre Dame Du Nil – Rwanda/France
- Salma “Salummy” Abdulatif, Author, Dried Rose Petals and Lavender Buds – Kenya
Schools
3. Future Hope Montessori School, Vipingo – Kenya
Editors
4. Kristen Stern, Africa in Words – US
Book Readers Ages 6-13
5. Franziska Hofele, Age 13 – Germany
6. Luca Trento, Age 9 – Switzerland/Kenya
Publishers
7. Ese Emmanuel, Bright Lights Books – Nigeria/UK
8. Lorraine Sithole, Redsoil Publishers – South Africa
9. Dzekashu MacViban, Bakwa Books – Cameroon
Literary Journals
10. Edwige Dro, Co-Founder, Abidjan Lit – Ivory Coast
11. James Murua, Founder, James Murua Literary Blog – Kenya
12. Audrey Shipp, Founder, Decolonial Passage – US
Literary Talks
13. Lorna Likiza & Hans Hofele – Perception of African Culture in the Media – Kenya/Germany
14. Themina Kader – My Jail Experience by Mahatma Gandhi – Kenya
15. Abu Amirah – The Making of Kaskazi – Kenya
-Lorna Likiza – Belonging – Kenya
16. Lisa Kibutu – The Politics of Remembering (Swahili Culture) in Conversation with Prof. Chapurukha Kusimba – Kenya
Self-Help & Motivational Books
17. Mohammad Otieno, Author, Be the 1% – Kenya
18. Queentah Wambulwa, Author, Selfcare Kit to Mental Wellness – Kenya
19. Alice Nyamai – Author, Make It Achievable – Kenya
Interviewee
20. Kevin Mwachiro – Queer Identity in African Literature – Kenya
Children’s Books Authors
21. Lela Goldsmith, Author, Bibi’s Blessings – Kenya/UK
Adult Fiction Authors & Writers
22. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Author, Powder Necklace – Ghana/US
23. Max Lobe, Author, A Long Way From Douala – Cameroon/Switzerland
24. Samwel Ochanda, Author, The Ogre, An Anthology of Short Stories – Kenya
25. Hassan Ghedi Santur, Author, The Youth of God – Somalia/Canada
26. Tete Loeper, Author, Barefoot in Germany – Rwanda/Germany
27. T.J. Benson, Author, The Madhouse – Nigeria
28. Caroline Numuhire, Author, Between Wild and Free – Rwanda
29. Bonface Nyamweya, Author, Her Question Pills – Kenya
30. B. J. Cyprian, Author, Shadow Resistance – US
31. Ally Abdalla Baharoon, Author, Wewe Sio Wa Hapa – Tanzania
32. Ernestine Vera, Writer – Burundi
Poets
33. Sihle Ntuli, Author, The Rumblin – South Africa
34. Abigail Arunga, Author, Akello – Kenya
35. Michael Onsando, Author, The Perilous Journey to Beyond my Nose – Kenya
36. Takudzwa Goniwa – Zimbabwe
37. Nathaniel Annan Dadson, Author, Like Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver – Ghana/US
38. Richard Ali, Author, The Anguish and Vigilance of Things – Nigeria
Nonfiction Authors & Writers
39. Ingrid Arlington, Author, Kinky Roots – South Africa/UK
40. Tabu Osusa, Author, Shades of Benga – Kenya
41. Rochelle Riley, Author, The Burdens – US
42. Mathe Kisughu, Writer & Lecturer – DRC
Researchers
43. Maëline Le Lay, IFRA Kenya – France/Kenya